Women’s Day: Senate To Reintroduce 35% Affirmation Action Bill

Former Minister of Aviation and current senator representing Anambra North Senatorial District, Stella Oduah, has disclosed that the Senate will soon reintroduce the 35 per cent affirmative action bill for women.

Oduah who stated this on Thursday at a press conference in Abuja, as part of activities commemorating this year’s International Women’s Day noted that the bill would seek 35 per cent for women as ministers and 20 per cent for them as commissioners in states.

The Senator chaired the Senate Committee on Integration and Cooperation.

She pointed out that the Bill which was rejected by the Senate in July 2017 during the constitution amendment exercise, would be reintroduced and forwarded to the 36 state assemblies for endorsement.

It would be recalled that the bill failed last year at the upper legislative chamber as it garnered only the votes of 49 senators, instead of the 73 required to ensure its success.

But speaking on the matter, Oduah who is also the Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Women Affairs, said: “The President of the Senate has made that promise and all senators are in agreement; they have concurred to that.

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